The Spanish violist Luz Elisabeth Sánchez Suero is rapidly crafting a flourishing career as a versatile musician. She captivates audiences with her impressive musicality and flexibility. Her Viola performance explores all uncharted tonal colors, revealing new and previously undiscovered facets of the Viola.

Recent successes in various competitions have propelled Luz Elisabeth's international career forward, including winning first prize at Virtuoso e Belcanto Competition, Grünewald Competition, Jugend Musiziert Deutschland and the Ángeles Reina competition.

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Born in 2001 into a musical family in Málaga, Luz Elisabeth initiated her musical journey with the Viola at the age of 7. She pursued her early studies at the "Gonzalo Martín Tenllado" Conservatory in Málaga. Continuing her musical education under the guidance of Prof. Andrea Sestakova, at the age of 14, she gained admission to the prestigious "Landesmusikgymnasium Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden. There, she completed her pre-college studies and a portion of her Bachelor's degree under the mentorship of Prof. Pauline Sachse at the "Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber" and with Prof. Erich Krüger at the "Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt" in Weimar.

Currently, Luz Elisabeth is advancing her studies at the "Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, under the expert guidance of Prof. Walter Küssner and assistant Florian Peelman.

Passionate soloist and chamber musician, Luz showcases her talent in various formations, ranging from duos to sextets, at international festivals. Chamber music has consistently played a central role in her musical education, with notable participation in events such as the Beethoven Festival Bonn, Jugend Musiziert Chamber Music Course, "Mit Musik Miteinander" at the Kronberg Academy, Hellensmusic Festival in England, Syntagma Musicum in Greece, Tenerife Viola Masterclass, Bad-Sächsische Masterclasses, Accademia Musicale Chigiana Siena in Italy, and her active participation in the Kronberg Academy Festival 2023 with Tabea Zimmermann.

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Her musical development, alongside her early education, has been enriched through collaborations with world-renowned musicians such as Tabea Zimmermann, Nobuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian, Wenting Kang, Hartmut Rohde, Veit Hertenstein, Garth Knox, Máté Szücs, Thomas Rielb, Tatjana Masurenko, Jonathan Brown, Natalia Prischepenko, Pauline Sachse, Barbara Westphal, Timothy Ridout, and Martha Argerich.

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Luz Elisabeth was a member of the Ensemble Modern, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the European Philharmonic of Switzerland, the German National Youth Orchestra, and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. Touring Europe, the USA, and South Africa with these orchestras, she performed under the baton of conductors such as Simon Rattle, Kirill Petrenko, Chistian Thielemann, Alexander Shelley, George Benjamin, Elias Grandy, Jakub Hrusa, Charles Dutoit, among others. She graced some of the world's most renowned concert halls, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Berlin Konzerthaus, Salzburg Festspielhaus, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Luxemburg Philharmonie, Roman Athenaeum in Bucharest, Tonhalle Zürich, Semperoper, and Frauenkirche in Dresden. Additionally, she was featured in prestigious festivals such as the Bayreuth Festival, Salzburg Festival, Young Euro Classic, Beethovenfest Bonn, and the Dresdner Musikfestspiele.

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Luz receives several scholarships annually from various funds and currently plays a valuable viola crafted in 2020 by Patrick Robin in Paris.